5,024
Views
9
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Review Article

Millets: sustainable treasure house of bioactive components

, , , , , , , , & show all
Pages 1822-1840 | Received 30 Mar 2023, Accepted 10 Jul 2023, Published online: 19 Jul 2023
 

ABSTRACT

Food security has become a major issue around the globe. Even today food is not accessible to every person of this world. United Nations has set a target food for everyone by 2030, but still, we are very far away from the target. Millets are four season crop, which is cultivated globally but post-green revolution era, their cultivation has significantly declined due to more accentuation on rice, wheat and maize. The primary suppliers of carbohydrates on which humanity is dependent lack essential amino acids and minerals cardinal for proper nutrition. This lack of nutrients in diet lifestyles welcomes numerous diseases like cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes. Millets are unique for their richness in dietary fibers, antioxidants, protein, carbohydrates and fats. The present global spectacle of climate alternate has forced us to sustain our natural resources. In this case, millets are the ones that are cultivated in poor soils. This review article reviews the beneficiaries of millet in contrast to human health as certain polyphenols like catechin, and sinapic acid, polyphenols found in millets have many sustaining health benefits like prevention against arthritis, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, inflammation, and environment as compared to our staple grains minimum water requirement, less fertile soils, less usage of pesticides and fertilizers for millet cultivation provides many nurturing benefits to our ecosystem. The incorporation of millet into the daily diet of an individual might help in curing many health complications.

Acknowledgments

The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University (KKU) for funding this research through the Research Group Program Under the Grant Number: (R.G.P.2/517/44). This work was supported by the Mid-Career Researcher Program (grant no. 2020R1A2C3004237) through the National Research Foundation of the Republic of Korea. The authors acknowledge the support provided by the Mody University of Science and Technology, Lakshmangarh, Rajasthan, India.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Data availability statement

All the data are included within the article only.

Correction Statement

This article has been republished with minor changes. These changes do not impact the academic content of the article.